to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
factory; plant; mill; workshop
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.); incense paraphernalia; incense components (e.g. sandalwood, musk, aloeswood)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
Akasagarbha (bodhisattva); the Receptacle of Void
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
resting place; haven of rest
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
rice boiled with adzuki beans
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
association; union; guild
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
anywhere; everywhere; indiscriminate(ly); no matter where
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)